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Articles to create
- William Fergusson (governor of Sierra Leone)[1] - First known black student at University of Edinburgh, born Jamaica, only black governor of Sierra Leone. - STARTED User:SCDStudentExp/sandbox2
- Lothian Black Forum [2]- Anti-racist organisation active in Edinburgh 1989-92.
- Axmed Abuukar Sheekh[3][4] - Somali student killed by fascists in Edinburgh, 1989.
- Seetsele Modiri Molema[5][6][7] - Studied medicine at Glasgow Uni graduating 1919, President African Races Association Glasgow, secretary of African National Congress (South Africa) 1949.
- Peter Grant Peterkin [1][2] - Command of the Guard at Delhi Palace, Lieut.-Col.
Articles to edit
- Henry Dundas - Update with better information on Dundas's involvement in debates over slave trade and in imperial wars.
- Frederick Douglass ( to include the time he spent in Edinburgh!)
- William Wright [8][9]- Doctor and botanist, born Crieff, Perthshire, trained at U of E, spent 13 years in Jamaica, fellow of Royal Society Edinburgh, owned sugar plantation and enslaved people.
- Bunce Island[10] - Island in Sierra Leone, with significnat role in slave trade. Currently no mention that the 'London-based firm' of Grant, Oswald and Co which took it over in 1748 had strong Scttish connections, or the significance role of Scots working there. NB also spelled 'Bance Island'.
- James IV [11]- No mention of the significant presence of Africans at the court of James IV (King of Scotland 1488-1513). At least 5 black people lived at court.
- Bute House[12][13] - Official residence of Scottish first minister. Add information on slave-owning residents including John Innes Crawford and Sir John Sinclair.
- Malvina Wells[14] - Add reference to her entry in New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women and check for any further information (but entry is relatively complete already given how little is known).
- ^ Alston, David (2021). Slaves and Highlanders. Edinburgh University Press.
- ^ "UCL: Legacies of British Slavery".